In what ways can mediated transnational protests express however emergently or imperfectly
global civil society and global citizenship? How in an increasingly fragmented and
multilayered communications environment can they contribute to a global public sphere? This
book explores these and other major questions examining protests and their transactions within
and through today's complex circuits of communications and media worldwide. With contributions
from leading theorists and researchers this cutting-edge collection discusses protests
focusing on war and peace economy and trade ecology and climate change as well as political
struggles for civil and human rights including the Arab uprisings. At its core is a desire to
better understand activists' innovative uses of media and communications within a rapidly
changing media environment and how this is altering relations of communication power around
the globe.
